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Lot 285
EDWARD VIII: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A good, rare D.S., Edward R I, as King, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, Court of St. James, 7th October 1936. The partially printed document approves the appointment of Harold Arthur Tassell and states, in part, 'Our Good Friend the Chancellor of the German Reich has by a Commission bearing date the Eighth day of August 1936, appointed Mr. Harold Arthur Tassell to be Vice-Consul at King's Lynn in that strip of coast at the Wash from the boundary between the counties of Norfolk and Lincoln, to the town of Wells on the North coast of Norfolk inclusive, together with the towns of Sutton Bridge and Wisbech' and further requires that Tassell should be favourably assisted in the exercise of his office. Countersigned at the foot by Anthony Eden (1897-1977) British Prime Minister 1955-57 and Foreign Secretary 1935-38, 1940-45 & 1951-55. With blind embossed seal (lightly highlighted in pencil). Documents signed by King Edward VIII during his short reign are rare and desirable. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG The present document is of interest for the links it demonstrates between England and Germany at the time. The Chancellor of the German Reich referred to in the document was Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) who served in that position from 1933-45. Hitler quickly accumulated new powers in his role as Chancellor and could introduce any law without the consultation of parliament. He further used these powers to create a new office whereby he also became Fuhrer of Germany and, although the two offices merged, Hitler continued to be addressed as 'Fuhrer und Reichskanzler' indicating that the Head of State and Head of Government were still two separate positions albeit held by the same man. In October 1937, exactly a year after signing the present document and in the aftermath of his controversial abdication, the former King Edward VIII, now the Duke of Windsor, visited Germany with his wife, the Duchess of Windsor. Going against the advice of the British government, the Duke met Adolf Hitler at his Berghof retreat in Bavaria. The Fuhrer considered the Duke to be favourable towards German fascism and the visit was well publicised in the media, the Duke infamously giving full Nazi salutes.
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Lot 286
[EDWARD VIII]: (1894-1972) King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor. A rare original printed copy of a Parliamentary Bill, being His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication, (1 Edw. 8, Bill 48), three pages, 4to, published by His Majesty’s Stationery Office, London, 10th December 1936. The historic and controversial Act of Parliament gives effect to His Majesty’s declaration of abdication, stating, in part, ‘Whereas His Majesty by His Royal Message of the tenth day of December in this present year has been pleased to declare that He is irrevocably determined to renounce the Throne for Himself and his descendants, and has for that purpose executed the Instrument of Abdication set out in the Schedule of this Act and has signified His desire that effect thereto should be given immediately…’ , enabling his brother, King George VI, to succeed him as monarch, and also declaring that any possible future descendants of Edward VIII are excluded from the line of succession, the final page featuring the printed text of the Instrument of Abdication which was originally signed by the King and witnessed by his three brothers at Fort Belvedere. With some very light, extremely minor creasing to the edges. Together with four large format photographic negatives of each page of the Bill of Abdication, and four 8.5 x 11.5 photograph reproductions of the pages taken from the negatives. Generally VG, 9
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Lot 288
[WALLIS WINDSOR]: (1895-1986) American Socialite, wife of King Edward VIII. Duchess of Windsor. SPENCER JR. EARL WINFIELD (1888-1950) American Naval Pilot, the first husband of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor from 1916-27. An extremely rare, dark fountain pen ink signature ('Earl W. Spencer, Comdr. U.S. Navy') with rank beneath, on a plain postcard. Spencer has also added the Latin phrase Semper Fidelis in his hand beneath his signature, this being the motto of the United States Marine Corps (meaning 'Always faithful'). Above the signature appears a neatly affixed magazine portrait of Spencer wearing his uniform and cap. Some very light, extremely minor age wear at the edges of the card, otherwise VG
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Lot 289
[WALLIS WINDSOR]: (1895-1986) American Socialite, wife of King Edward VIII. Duchess of Windsor. SIMPSON ERNEST ALDRICH (1895-1958) British Shipping Executive, the second husband of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor from 1928-37. An extremely rare T.L.S., Ernest A Simpson, with partial holograph salutation and subscription, one page, oblong 8vo (to the verso appears the lower half of a partially printed document, completed in typescript, relating to the Bombay Port Trust Docks, 3rd June 1939), Embarkation Headquarters, Bombay, 6th November 1943, to Major H. H. Arblaster of the Special Embarkation Headquarters in Bombay. Simpson thanks his correspondent for having supplied him with an individual named as C. S. M. Roberts and remarks 'I note you anticipate having to withdraw him towards the end of the month, but I shall be glad to have him for as long as you can spare him'. Some extremely light, very minor age wear, VG
Lot 325
KHRUSHCHEV NIKITA: (1894-1971) Premier of the Soviet Union 1958-64 & First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1953-64. An excellent vintage signed 8.5 x 11 photograph, the image depicting Khrushchev in a formal head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink to the lower white border and dated 1964 in his hand. Signed portraits of the Soviet Premier are extremely rare. Very slightly neatly trimmed to the right edge and with a few minor surface and corner creases, otherwise VG
Lot 333
KARNO FRED: (1866-1941) English Theatre Impresario of the British Music Hall. Rare D.S., Fred Karno, two pages, folio, London, 16th August 1907, being a Fred Karno's Companies contract. The partially printed document, being an agreement between Karno and George Kirby, engaging Kirby's Aerial Ballet for Pantomime at Sunderland, with a salary of £37.10.0, and further detailing the terms of the contract. With various black fountain pen ink annotations. Signed by Karno at the foot of the first page. With professional repairs to the horizontal folds and minor age wear. G
Lot 336
HOLLY BUDDY: (1936-1959) American Singer, a pioneer of Rock 'n' Roll. An excellent vintage signed postcard by Holly, the image depicting the singer in a head and shoulders pose accompanied by The Crickets, Jerry Allison and Joe Mauldin. Signed ('Best Wishes, Buddy Holly') in blue ink to a light area of the background. Rare. About EX
Lot 363
GORDON CHARLES GEORGE: (1833-1885) British Army officer, known as Chinese Gordon. A.L.S., C.G. Gordon, two pages, 8vo, Mauritius, 17th October 1881, to John Robson. Gordon sends congratulations on Robson's brothers' marriage, and continues, 'I am sorry you left Airds, it is good to be under subjection for a time, and you had plenty to do which was a great gain. However, I hope you will succeed in your new business. I have no idea who I could introduce you to in the W[ar].O[ffice] I do not even know the surveyor... I expect anyone can tender.' A rare letter from Gordon's short tenure in Mauritius. With light overall foxing, otherwise G John Robson came into Gordon's circle in the 1860's while still a schoolboy, and later became his pupil as the first step in an engineering career. In April 1881 Gordon left for Mauritius as Commander, Royal Engineers. He remained there until March 1882.
Lot 385
NESS ELIOT: (1903-1957) American Prohibition Agent, leader of the legendary team of law enforcement agents known as The Untouchables. Rare ink signature ('Eliot Ness') and date, 2nd February 1937, and address ('City of Cleveland') on an oblong 8vo partially printed page removed from a visitor's book. Very slightly neatly trimmed, otherwise EX
Lot 396
PANKHUSRT EMMELINE: (1858-1928) English Leader of the Suffragette Movement. A rare vintage signed postcard photograph, the image depicting Pankhurst standing in a full length pose with a book at her hand. Signed ('E. Pankhurst') in black fountain pen ink with her name alone to the image. Heavily silvered to the image and with minor traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise G
Lot 53
MUNSON ONA: (1903-1955) American Actress, portrayed Belle Watling in Gone With The Wind (1939). A good, rare vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Munson standing in a three quarter length pose wearing a raincoat. Signed in bold, dark fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image. A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, otherwise about EX
Lot 6
MAHER DANIEL: (1881-1916) American Jockey, flat racing Champion Jockey 1908 and 1913, inaugurated in the American Racing Hall of Fame in 1955. Vintage signed postcard photograph, the image depicting Maher in a half-length pose, wearing his racing colours and helmet. Signed in black fountain pen ink to the base of the image, and dated 1903 in his hand. Autographs of Maher are rare as a result of his untimely death at the age of 35. Neatly trimmed to the edges, G
Lot 61
LAUREL STAN: (1890-1965) British Film Comedian. An extremely rare, early A.L.S., Stan, two pages, 4to, New York City, 28th February 1913, to Teddy [Desmond] ('Dear Old Ted') on the printed stationery of the 'Dude and Low Comedian' Stan. Jefferson ('He of the Funny Ways') and featuring an early image of Laurel in a head and shoulders pose. Laurel sends his friend details of the dates for his upcoming tour during March at various theatres in Denver, Colorado Springs, Kansas City and Chicago and adds 'then we go to Philadelphia for six weeks & play there with “Mumming Birds” “Smoking Concert” & “Wow Wow” then we start round this circuit again at Cincinnati….' Laurel further informs his correspondent '[Fred] Karno sent a troupe out to South Africa a few weeks ago & Billie Moran went with them….' and also writes 'Hope you rec'd the last letter from Los Angeles also the Music. I haven't got the “Performer Annual” yet. Just my luck. I suppose its been mislaid', continuing to remark 'Well we are playing in the Mormon City this week, I'm afraid I shall have to stay behind & become a prophet'. In a postscript Laurel asks 'Why not drop Karno a line now & then? You might get a chance you know!'. Autograph letters of Laurel from this early stage of his career are exceptionally rare and desirable. With extensive, although neat, splits at the folds and a number of tape stains, only very slightly affecting the text (which remains perfectly legible) but not the signature. FR
Lot 62
LAUREL STAN: (1890-1965) British Film Comedian. An extremely rare, early, vintage signed postcard photograph, the image depicting Laurel standing in a full length pose in costume with a somewhat disheveled appearance, holding an umbrella in one hand and a bowler hat in the other. Signed ('Mirthfully yours, Stan Jefferson') with his real name in fountain pen ink to the image, adding The Matinee Idol and date, 29th April 1913, in his hand beneath his signature. To the borders of the image Laurel has further added a series of quotations in his hand, 'The Last of the Dandies', 'I think that'll do just now', 'Rag time Coon, Patter & Dance till off!!' and 'The Human Fun Factor'. With an A.L.S., Stan, to the verso, 321 West 44th Street, New York, to Ted Desmond ('Hello Ted!). Laurel writes, in full, 'How are you going on? Trust alls well with you. Drop me a line old boy. Its ages since I heard from you. Good luck, all good wishes, yours as ever'. Hand addressed by Laurel to Leo Desmond at Camberwell, London. A desirable signed photograph of Laurel from the very early stages of his career, and featuring an exceptionally rare form of his signature with his real name. Some overall age wear and light dust staining to the verso, some surface and corner creasing, about G The present photograph wassent by Laurel to Teddy Desmond (1888-1962) who had been Laurel's first comedy partner when the duo appeared in Music Halls as the Barto Bros.
Lot 63
LAUREL STAN: (1890-1965) British Film Comedian. An extremely rare, early, vintage signed postcard photograph, the image depicting Laurel standing in a dapper full length pose and holding a cigarette in one hand. Signed ('Faithfully yours, Stan Jefferson') with his real name in bold, dark fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image and dated U.S.A. 1913 in his hand. Laurel has also added a brief quotation at the head of the image, 'I want a girl - Just like the girl…..', and further signed and inscribed the verso, 'To Ted & Gert with all good wishes, yours as ever, Stan'. A desirable signed photograph of Laurel from the very early stages of his career, and featuring an exceptionally rare form of his signature with his real name. Some light overall age wear and corner creasing, G The present photograph was inscribed by Laurel to Teddy Desmond (1888-1962) and his wife, Gertrude. Desmond had been Laurel's first comedy partner when the duo appeared in Music Halls as the Barto Bros. Laurel's quotation would appear to be from the song I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad) which was a popular song of the time and has become a barbershop quartet standard.
Lot 84
HEGGIE O. P.: (1877-1936) Australian Actor who starred in The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). An extremely rare A.L.S., O P Heggie, three pages, 8vo, Gramercy Park, 21st March 1932, to 'My dear Edith', evidently an actress, on the blind embossed stationery of The Players. Heggie states 'It was so sweet of you to think of me on the first night of the Milne play' and continues 'I always regretted that you did not play in it but now I feel relieved to think that you escaped'. The actor further writes 'Why they were so harsh with what we all felt was an excellent effort on Milne's part I shall never know. I still sometimes give myself a shake to see if I am awake'. In concluding Heggie expresses his hope that his friend is in good health and that he shall 'see your sweet self in the Theatre soon again'. Autographs of Heggie in any form are extremely rare and desirable. About EX A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English Author and Playwright. Heggie's letter relates to Milne's play The Truth About Blayds which had opened on Broadway in 1922 with the actor starring in the role of Oliver Blayds alongside a cast which also featured Leslie Howard. The play was revived at the Belasco Theatre in New York in 1932, from when the present letter dates, and Heggie was once again cast as Oliver Blayds.
Lot 114
PRESLEY ELVIS: (1935-1977) American Rock 'n' Roll Singer. An excellent vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of the young Presley in a head and shoulders pose with his gently clasped hands raised to the side of his face. The promotional image bears the printed address of 160 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee to the lower white border. Signed ('Elvis Presley') with his name alone in red ink to a light area of the background. Presley has also signed the verso with his name alone in pencil and the verso also features six other signatures comprising Scotty Moore (1931-2016, American Guitarist who played with Presley in the early stages of his career from 1954), Floyd Cramer (1933-1997, American Pianist, one of the architects of the Nashville Sound who played piano on Presley's first RCA Victor single Heartbreak Hotel), Bill Black (1926-1965, American Musician, a pioneer of Rock 'n' Roll who was the bassist in Presley's early trio), Jimmy Day (1934-1999, American Pedal Steel Guitarist who performed with Presley in the early stages of his career), Rufus Thibodeaux (1934-2005, American Cajun music Fiddler, associated with Grand Ole Opry) and Jimmy Newman (1927-2014, American Country Music and Cajun Singer & Songwriter, associated with Grand Ole Opry). Most have signed in red or blue inks, Newman adding an inscription in his hand, and Black signing in bold pencil (a scarce signature as a result of his untimely death at the age of 39). An attractive and rare signed portrait from an early stage of Presley's career, enhanced by the associated group of signatures to the verso. Some light surface and corner creasing and one very small tear to the right border of the photograph, about VG The present photograph dates from 1955 and was captured by Memphis photographer William Speer for use by Sun records as a publicity portrait for their young talent. Not long after the image was taken RCA Victor acquired Presley's contract from Sun (for an unprecedented fee of $40,000 negotiated by Presley's manager and promoter Colonel Tom Parker) and the singer made his first recordings for the label in Nashville on 10th January 1956. Just over two weeks later, on 27th January, the now legendary single Heartbreak Hotel was released which featured backing by the musicians Scotty Moore, Bill Black and Floyd Cramer, and it is around this time that the present photograph was most likely signed.
Lot 115
BEATLES THE: A rare and highly unusual set of individual signatures by each member of The Beatles, all with interesting holograph additions, comprising John Lennon ('John Lennon', also adding his address '251 Menlove Ave' and nationality as 'Catholic' in his hand alongside his signature), Paul McCartney ('Paul McCartney', also adding his address '20 Forthlin Rd, L'Pool' and nationality as 'British' in his hand alongside his signature), George Harrison ('George Harrison', also adding his address '174 Mackets Lane, Woolton, Liverpool 25' and nationality as 'British' in his hand alongside his signature) and Ringo Starr (in the rarer form using his real name 'Richard Starkey', also adding his address '10 Admiral Grove, L/Pool 8' and nationality as 'Jew' in his hand alongside his signature), the signatures appearing together on a partially printed large oblong folio page removed from a Visitor's book belonging to the Arden and Cobden Hotels Ltd. The page is dated Tuesday, 4th June 1963 in an unidentified hand at the head and also features the signatures and holograph entries of sixteen other individuals, some of them also famous pop singers of the 1960s or others associated with The Beatles including Neil Aspinall (1941-2008, English Music Industry Executive, a school friend of McCartney and Harrison whom The Beatles employed as their road manager and personal assistant and who went on to head the band's Apple Corp), Gerry Marsden (1942- , English Musician, lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers; signed 'Gerard Marsden'), his brother Fred Marsden (1940-2006, English Drummer with Gerry and the Pacemakers; signed 'Frederick John Marsden' in block letters, also providing his address and nationality as 'Chinese Hare'), Les Chadwick (1943- , English Bassist with Gerry and the Pacemakers; signed 'John Leslie Chadwick' in block letters, also providing his address and nationality as 'Outer Hebridean'), Les Maguire (1941- , English Pianist with Gerry and the Pacemakers; signed 'Leslie Charles Maguire' in block letters, also providing his address and nationality as 'Eskimo Rabbit'), Les Hurst (Roadie to Gerry and the Pacemakers who occasionally stood in for Aspinall when he was unwell). To the final column of the page appears the room number occupied by each of the guests and it is interesting to note that McCartney and Starr shared room 103 and Lennon and Harrison shared room 121, Aspinall however was given his own room (106) and his colleague Hurst shared a room with the two Marsden brothers. Some light overall age wear, most evident at the central vertical folds, and some light creasing and small areas of paper loss to the edges, none of which significantly affect any of the signatures, about G The present page was evidently removed from the Visitors book of one of the three Birmingham hotels which were owned by Arden and Cobden Hotels Ltd. Interestingly, all were temperance hotels because they were unlicensed and did not serve alcohol. The Beatles performed at Birmingham Town Hall on 4th June 1963 as part of their concert tour alongside Roy Orbison. It was Orbison's first and The Beatles third nationwide tour of the United Kingdom and although Orbison was originally intended to be the headline act, such had been the public's reaction to the Fab Four that they were promoted to co-headliners and also closed the set in the tradition of a headlining act. The present set of signatures are of particular interest for the association it illustrates with the bands famous roots in Liverpool. Lennon resided at 251 Menlove Avenue during his childhood having moved there in July 1946, aged five, in order to live with his Aunt Mimi and her husband. He was to move out in 1963 shortly after signing the present registration page. The property was bought by Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, in 2002 and donated to the National Trust and in 2012 the property was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. McCartney and his family moved into 20 Forthlin Road in 1955 whilst the future Beatle was at secondary school and the property, also a Grade II listed building, is now in the ownership of the National Trust and has been labelled by them as 'the birthplace of The Beatles' since it was the place where the band composed and rehearsed their earliest songs. Harrison's home at Mackets Lane was the third property that he lived in, moving there in August 1962. He and his family remained there until 1965. Starr occupied 10 Admiral Grove from the age of six, and the house was situated in a working class area of Liverpool, just around the corner from his birthplace. As is evident from the entries made on the registry page, the musicians would appear to have been in a jovial mood following their concert, particularly some of the members of Gerry Marsden's band who have made frivolous remarks regarding their nationalities. However, it is noteworthy that Lennon has referred to himself as a Catholic - he was actually raised as an Anglican and attended St. Peter's Anglican church in Woolton Village, South Liverpool, where he occasionally sang in the choir. However, Lennon had abandoned his childhood religious beliefs by 1964, soon after the date of the present signature. In March 1966 Lennon famously proclaimed that The Beatles had become 'more popular than Jesus' and, following the break-up of the band, he continued to reject religion. His single Imagine is widely viewed as an 'atheist anthem'. Perhaps more interesting, however, is Starr's claim on the present page that he was a Jew. In fact he attended an Evangelical Anglican church during his childhood, although has constantly been referred to as having a Jewish heritage throughout his life. This myth became so pervasive in 1964 that the drummer received death threats from ant-Semites before playing a concert in Montreal. Genuinely fearing for his life, Starr was accompanied by a bodyguard throughout the performance and went on to make a reference to the incident in the Beatles Anthology, the authorised biography of the band which was published in 2000. Starr recounted 'Some people decided to make an example of me, as an English Jew', continuing, 'The one major fault is I'm not Jewish'.
Lot 139
TURNER J. M. W.: (1775-1851) English Painter. An extremely rare, early ink signature, William Turner, on a slim 8vo page removed from the Attendance Book of the Plaister Academy at the Royal Academy, London, n.d. (early 1790's). Turner's bold signature appears at the top of the page, and above and below his signature appear those of thirteen other fellow students, with a further sixteen signatures to the verso. Included is the signature of artist Charles Brome (2). Some minor age wear, and very slight traces of former mounting to the right edge of the recto, otherwise VG Joseph Mallord William Turner, known within his family as William, entered the Royal Academy Schools as a promising student at the age of 14. The young Turner first worked in the Plaister Academy, drawing from casts of antique sculpture. In the biography Turner In His Time (1987) Andrew Wilton notes that Turner's 'name appears fairly frequently in the registers between 21st July 1790 (the earliest record extant) and 8th October 1793. Provenance: Some of the Attendance Books now in the Library of the Royal Academy were once the property of the renowned British collector Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919) and bear his Ex-Libris to the inside boards. Upon the dispersal of his large collections, the Registers, with a number of pages removed, were apparently re-acquired by the Royal Academy. The present, previously missing page, was re-discovered in Australia, tipped into an old Victorian album.
Lot 140
TURNER J. M. W.: (1775-1851) English Painter. An extremely rare, pair of early ink signatures, W Turner, together on a slim 8vo page removed from the Attendance Book of the Plaister Academy at the Royal Academy, London, 1st September (17)90. The fifteen year old Turner's bold signatures appear toward the centre of the page and once again further down, and above and below his signatures appear those of twelve other fellow students, with a further fourteen signatures to the verso. Included are the signatures of artists Thomas Hargreaves (2) and Thomas Kearsley. Some minor age wear, and very slight traces of former mounting to the right edge of the recto, otherwise VG Joseph Mallord William Turner, known within his family as William, entered the Royal Academy Schools as a promising student at the age of 14. The young Turner first worked in the Plaister Academy, drawing from casts of antique sculpture. In the biography Turner In His Time (1987) Andrew Wilton notes that Turner's 'name appears fairly frequently in the registers between 21st July 1790 (the earliest record extant) and 8th October 1793. Provenance: Some of the Attendance Books now in the Library of the Royal Academy were once the property of the renowned British collector Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919) and bear his Ex-Libris to the inside boards. Upon the dispersal of his large collections, the Registers, with a number of pages removed, were apparently re-acquired by the Royal Academy. The present, previously missing page, was re-discovered in Australia, tipped into an old Victorian album.
Lot 151
WARHOL ANDY: (1928-1987) American Pop Artist. An original vintage Campbell's Tomato Soup can, 4" in height and with a diameter of 2.5", produced by the Campbell Soup Company in Camden, New Jersey, and featuring the familiar trademark red and white printed label with the classic cursive Campbell's logo and reproduction of the gold coloured medallion at the centre, modelled on the medal received by the company at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle and maintained as a longstanding symbol of excellence. Signed by Warhol in black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the label alongside the words Tomato Soup. Both the lid and contents of the can are no longer present. A rare and desirable example of the artist's autograph to an original Campbell's Tomato Soup can which Warhol established as an iconographic pop art emblem. Some very light overall age wear, otherwise VG Warhol's silk screen painting entitled Campbell's Soup Cans (sometimes also known as 32 Campbell's Soup Cans) was created in 1962 and comprises thirty-two canvases each consisting of a painting of a Campbell's Soup can - one of each of the canned soup varieties which the company offered at the time.
Lot 186
FLEMING IAN: (1908-1964) British Author, creator of the secret agent James Bond. An extremely rare, early original pen and ink sketch drawn and signed by Fleming to an oblong small 8vo page contained in an autograph album, Fleming’s image depicting the cowboy actor Tom Mix standing in a full length pose, wearing a Stetson hat, chaps and cowboy boots with spurs, and holding a firing pistol in each hand. Extending from Mix’s belt is a rein which leads to his horse, the head of which Fleming has drawn at the side of the page. Fleming has entitled his drawing ‘Tom Mix Arrives’ at the head of the page, adding his signature (‘Ian L. Fleming’) and the place, Eton, in his hand beneath. The album bears an ownership inscription to Gerald Meyrick from Ruby Hardinge and also features over 30 other signatures and entries (including verses and other original drawings) from various individuals dating from 1917-23 including Meyrick’s sister, Honor, their aunt and uncle, Caryl Nicholas Charles Hardinge (younger brother of Ruby Hardinge) etc., a number of the entries signed and dated at Orchards Hall, Wetherby, being the Meyrick’s family home. Fleming’s drawing dates from the early 1920s and is an exceptionally rare and desirable early example. The album is bound in maroon leather and with the gilt stamped title Autographs to the centre of the cover. VG Ian Fleming entered Eton College in the Autumn term of 1921, following in the footsteps of his brother Peter who had started his education there a year earlier and was already demonstrating a reputation of academic brilliance. In contrast, Ian Fleming was not a gifted scholar although did show an aptitude for athletics, twice being awarded victor ludorum (champion of the games). In 1925 he was responsible for the co-editorship of an issue of the Eton school magazine The Wyvern, which also featured his first published short story, The Ordeal of Caryl St. George. Fleming was to leave Eton in 1926, having come into conflict with his housemaster, and subsequently gained entry to the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, but stayed less than a year, leaving without a commission (although having contracted gonorrhoea). The circumstances under which Fleming contributed his signed drawing to the present album whilst at Eton are certainly worthy of further research. The history of the album and its original owner, as far as has been revealed in our own research within the limited time available in preparing our catalogue, presents an interesting, albeit somewhat tragic story. Gerald Meyrick (1902-1916) would have been given the present autograph album in the first half of 1916 by his friend Ruby Hardinge, possibly as a present for his birthday on 24th June 1916. However, it is almost certain that Meyrick never actually acquired a single signature or entry in the album himself. Meyrick tragically drowned on 22nd July 1916 near Broadstairs, aged just fourteen, when he went to bathe at Joss Bay accompanied by a party of eleven other boys. Although he could not swim, Meyrick entered the sea and encountered trouble when the tide began to come in. His friends raised an alarm, and a 26 year old former Navy serviceman, George Trice Hammond, who was picnicking with his sweetheart on the beach, made an attempt to rescue Meyrick but sadly also lost his own life in the process. Gerald Meyrick was the only son of Rowland Francis Meyrick (1867-1953) and his wife Eleanor Georgiana Nevill (c.1873-1966). Rowland Meyrick was a Justice of the Peace who also served as Clerk of the Course at Wetherby from 1920 and was a member of the Wetherby Race Company, an organisation formed to purchase the lease of the racecourse. The Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase is named in his honour. The Meyricks resided at Orchards Hall in Wetherby, Yorkshire, where a number of the entries in the album were made. Although Gerald Meyrick most likely never met Ian Fleming, had life taken a different course for the schoolboy from Yorkshire, their paths would undoubtedly have crossed - at the time of his unfortunate death Meyrick was being educated at St. George’s in North Foreland, Kent, under tuition preparatory to going to Eton. Who was to inherit the album following Gerald Meyrick’s death is unclear, although it evidently did pass hands as all of the entries, where dated, were made after 1916. The signatures may have been collected by his only sibling, Honor Mary Meyrick (1907-1965), however she would obviously not have attended Eton College, and her own entry in the album, dated 9th March 1918, is not typical of one that would be made by the owner of the album and appears to be written with someone else in mind. Whoever the individual was that subsequently took custody of the album following Meyrick’s death, it is certain that they would have moved within the circles of the upper classes of the period – Gerald and Honor Meyrick were the grandchildren of Sir Thomas Charlton Meyrick (1837-1921) 1st Baronet and a Conservative Member of Parliament associated with Apley Castle in Shropshire. Ian Fleming was born into a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co and his father, Valentine Fleming, was also a Conservative Member of Parliament for Henley from 1910-17 and a close friend of Winston Churchill. The Meyricks were also clearly acquainted with the Hardinge family; the Hon. Ruby Hardinge (1897-1977) having originally presented the album to Gerald Meyrick. The album also features an original pen and ink drawing by her younger brother, Caryl Nicholas Charles Hardinge (1905-1979) 4th Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Kings Newton who was educated at Harrow and later at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, just as Fleming was. Could Hardinge be the link between Meyrick and Fleming? Is it just a coincidence that Fleming’s first published story in Eton’s school magazine incorporated the unusual forename Caryl, or was the Viscount an inspiration to Fleming?
Lot 201
ORTON ARTHUR: (1834-1898) British Butcher, famous as being the 'Tichborne Claimant', with Orton claiming to be Sir Roger Tichborne, presumed lost at sea and the heir to estates and a baronetcy. Orton contested his case to be Tichborne in two celebrated trials of the 1860's and 1870's, which ultimately resulted in him being sentenced to fourteen years in prison for perjury. A rare vintage signed sepia carte-de-visite photograph, the image depicting Orton seated in a half-length pose. Photograph by W & D. Downey, London. Signed ('yours truly, R.C.D. Tichborne') to the verso in bold black fountain pen ink. With very light age wear, otherwise VG
Lot 205
ROLLS CHARLES S.: (1877-1910) British Motoring and Aviation Pioneer who, together with Henry Royce, co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. A rare A.N.S., with his initials CR, in pencil, to the recto and verso of his personal printed small oblong 12mo visiting card, bearing his printed addresses at South Lodge, Rutland Gate and the Marlborough Club, London. The recto is simply addressed by Rolls to 'Mr Terry' with the abbreviated instruction PTO, and to the verso he writes, in full, 'So glad to see the old piece again, Kind regards'. Dated in ink in an unidentified hand to the recto April 1910, just a few months before Rolls tragically became the first Briton to be killed in a flying accident. As a result of this untimely death, at the age of 32, autographs of Rolls are rare in any form. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG
Lot 210
FLEMING ALEXANDER: (1881-1955) Scottish Biologist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine, 1945. An excellent, vintage signed 7.5 x 9.5 photograph, the engaging image depicting Fleming seated in a full length pose wearing his white laboratory coat and holding a lit cigarette in one hand. On the desk at his side appears a microscope. Signed ('Alexander Fleming') in his typically neat hand in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Neatly mounted and matted in cream to an overall size of 9 x 11. Rare in this form. VG
Lot 218
BUCKLEY CECIL W.: (1830-1872) British Royal Navy Captain, Victoria Cross winner for his actions on board HMS Miranda in the Crimea on 29th May 1855. Buckley was the first winner of the Victoria Cross to be actually gazetted. Rare cross-written A.L.S., C. W. Buckley, four pages, 8vo, HMS Cormorant, Rio, 13th May 1850, to 'My dear Aunt'. An emotional letter regarding family matters in which Buckley informs his correspondent, in part, 'I am scarcely in a fit state for writing, so much has my dear brother's death affected me. My dear Papa died when I was too young to feel his loss and this is the first time that I have experienced real sorrow… Thankful I am to recall his goodness and gentleness of heart and spirit, to think that that religion which I knew he possessed in life gives me now the assurance that he has joined my dear Papa… I will tell you what I know of the mournful particulars… he fell into a state of alternate delirium… with few lucid intervals… when the fearful black vomit began to show themselves. He lingered until the following morn and then God took him to himself. The news reached us at Montevideo on the 1st of this month and it has indeed made me miserable since. He was buried the same evening… in the English burying called the Gamboa… He has very few trinkets or I would send you one. His watch I cannot part with… and I believe a dish & pencil case were all be possessed beside… God keep you well and let me not hear any more bad news at present.' Buckley concludes his letter with a postscript which reads, in part, 'In the Cormorant we have lost three Midshipmen & eight seamen, one before I joined the last since. I myself had the fever in the Crescent but thank God recovered. We are now healthy on board and the yellow fever is subsiding out here.' With very minor age wear, otherwise VG The Cemitério dos Ingleses, Gamboa, a cemetery in Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is also known as the English Cemetery or the British Cemetery Gamboa.
Lot 220
DUNCAN ADAM: (1731-1804) 1st Viscount Duncan. British Admiral whose famous defeat of the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797 is considered to be one of the most significant actions in naval history. Rare A.L.S., Duncan, two pages, 4to, HMS Kent, 11th September 1798, to a gentleman. Duncan thanks his correspondent for their attention to his Irish business and confirms that when a power of attorney is received he will sign and return it immediately and continuing to ask from which month the pension will commence. The admiral further states that he is 'in better health than when I went to sea' and also remarks 'I have seen the Dutch fleet in the Texel often since I came out and they have had….opportunities to come out, but they don't seem inclined'. Some light dust staining and minor age wear to the edges and a neat split to the left of the central fold, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise about VG Duncan's letter is written exactly eleven months after his decisive victory with the British North Sea Fleet against the Batavian Navy at the Battle of Camperdown on 11th October 1797, thereby calling a halt to the Dutch and French ambitions to invade Ireland. Viewed by historians as the most significant naval action between the British and Dutch forces during the French Revolutionary Wars, the Battle of Camperdown may also have played a part in Napoleon Bonaparte's decision to abandon efforts to attack Britain directly early in 1798. News of Duncan's victory was received with great enthusiasm in Britain and the Admiral was immediately raised to the peerage. He was awarded the Large Naval Gold Medal and an annual pension of £3000, which is presumably the same pension referred to in the present letter. The biggest pension ever awarded by the British Government, it was also to extend to the next two heirs of his title.
Lot 232
GOODDEN FRANK: (1889-1917) British Aviator, Chief Test Pilot for the Royal Aircraft Factory during World War I. Vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph, the image depicting Goodden in a half-length pose, seated upon a Morane-Saulnier aircraft. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the image. Together with a second vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph depicting Goodden in a similar pose upon a Morane-Saulnier aircraft. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to a clear of the image. Autographs of Goodden are rare due to his untimely death at the age of 27 in an airplane crash at Farnborough. With minor age wear, otherwise about VG, 2
Lot 240
CHAMBERLAIN NEVILLE: (1869-1940) British Prime Minister 1937-40. A very fine vintage signed and inscribed 13 x 12 photograph, the image depicting Chamberlain seated in a three quarter length pose with his young son, Francis, seated on his knee. Chamberlain's wife, Anne, appears at their side. Photograph by H. J. Whitlock & Sons Ltd. Signed in bold dark fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount, 'To Monty Barlow from Neville Chamberlain' and dated 1938 in his hand. Professionally matted in black and framed and glazed in a silver coloured frame to an overall size of 18 x 17. Signed photographs of Chamberlain of this size and quality are rare and desirable. EX
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Lot 252
[JAMES JIMMY]: (1915-2008) British R.A.F. Officer, survivor of The Great Escape, 24th-25th March 1944. A rare R.A.F. brass tunic button, Kings Crown, 24mm, manufactured by J.R. Gaunt & Son, London, as worn by James throughout his captivity in Stalag Luft III. The button bears the Imperial Crown and Eagle design and the manufacturers name is stamped on the reverse. Slightly worn, otherwise VGAny personal items worn by members of The Great Escape at the time of their captivity are rare and desirable.
Lot 26
MILLER MARILYN: (1898-1936) American Actress, Dancer & Singer, one of Broadway's most popular musical stars of the 1920s and 30s. Rare vintage signed and inscribed sepia 7 x 9 photograph of Miller standing in a full length profile pose wearing an aviator's uniform and with a flying cap and goggles upon her head. Signed in dark fountain pen ink to a light area of the image with her first name only. Signed photographs of Miller are rare as a result of her sudden and untimely death at the age of 37. A few small pinholes to the corners and lower edge and with a small area of paper loss to the upper right corner, none of which affect the signature. G
Lot 263
FINUCANE PADDY: (1920-1942) British Fighter Pilot of World War II. A Flying Ace credited with 28 victories, the first scored during the Battle of Britain, Finucane is also the youngest person ever given command of a fighter wing in the history of aerial combat. An extremely rare bold pencil signature (‘B E Finucane DFC’) on a small feint ruled 12mo sheet of paper, evidently removed from a notebook, also bearing eight other pencil signatures by various Royal Air Force pilots of World War II, comprising Roy Dutton (1917-1988, British Air Commodore, a Flying Ace of World War II credited with 19 victories), Gerald Haydon (1921-1941, Australian Fighter Pilot, a Flying Ace of World War II), Thomas Smart (1919-1940, British Squadron Leader, a Flying Ace of World War II credited with 7 victories), James Neate Hanigan (1917-1941, Australian Fighter Pilot, a founding member of 452 Squadron), Andrew Costello (d.1941, Australian Fighter Pilot with 452 Squadron) Raife James Cowan (1913- , Australian Flight Lieutenant with 452 Squadron), E. B. Tainton and, possibly, Flight Lieutenant Tom Leslie Walker (who flew on the same operation with 452 Squadron when Haydon was killed and was himself captured on 10th September 1941, becoming a P.O.W.). A number of the signatories have added their awards or ranks alongside their signatures, which clearly date from between May 1941 (when Finucane received his DFC) and August 1941 (when Haydon died) and are evidently associated with No. 452 Squadron RAAF which was established in 1941 as a Fighter Squadron. Autographs of Finucane are extremely rare and desirable as a result of his tragic death at the age of 21 and the present set of signatures also include the rare examples of Haydon, Hanigan, Costello and Smart who were also to tragically lose their lives at a young age in combat during World War II. Neatly laid down to a page removed from an autograph album, otherwise VG
Lot 1039
160+ Selection of Mixed comic/books/magazines 1960's onwards including Gold Key Titles - Rare Buck Rogers, Star Trek, The Flinstones, Tarzan, Turok Son of Stone, Classics Illustrated titles including Macbeth, Mutiny on the Bounty and Bring 'em Back Alive, also Adventure Books from the 1920's, a collection of PUNCH magazines from the 1980's, IP Mad magazine and a small selection of Marvel Group Monsters Unleashed - Tales of the Zombie .
Lot 1322
Large collection of lobby cards, front of house cards (some sets), 80+ vintage film stills & press material, movies including James Bond Live and Let Die, House of Dark Shadows, Hooper, The Honkers, California Suite, Underground, The China Syndrome, The Electric Horsemen, The Heroes of Telemark, The Tender Trap, The Great Race, King and Country, This Rare Breed, John Wayne, and others.
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